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DRONES

BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON—

Sinclair was flight ready when rules for commercial use of unmanned aerial sys-

tems went into effect in late August. It

had drone news teams in six of its 81

markets within weeks of the long-

awaited Federal Aviation Administra-

tion directive, when the company laid out its plan to have 80 trained, FAA-certified UAS pilots in 40 mar-kets by the end of next year, includ-ing Ed Beran (l) and Dre Dabars (r) of KTUL ABC8 in Tulsa, Okla., pic-tured here. The deployment was revealed on Capitol Hill Sept. 27 at a science and technology fair, where Sinclair shared its concept for drone-based newsgathering with lawmakers and

regulators,

using footage of the rising river in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, from two

days before. In addition to Beran and Dabars and the Cedar Rapids team comprising Brian Emfinger and Barry Deer, Sinclair had teams in Green Bay, Wis.; Columbus, Ohio; Little Rock, Ark.; Washington, D.C. and its home turf, Baltimore. (WRGB, CBS 6 in Albany, N.Y.

has since launched a drone news team.) Sinclair already had launched a public service campaign—“Know Be-fore You Fly”—emphasizing safety and letting people in 81 of their mar-kets know that these things are com-ing. Drones have been an object of controversy because of both careless use and privacy concerns, which the FAA had to consider when crafting the rules, and which Sinclair will have to navi-gate.

TV Technology queried Sin-clair’s chief drone pilot, Jeff Rose, about the broadcaster’s dron strategy as well as its ap-proach to privacy. He is joined here by Rebecca Hanson, Sin-clair’s senior vice president of strategy and policy.

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TVT: How is this much video going to be incorporated into the news workflow on both the individual and connected station level? Rose: There’s no set mandate on incorpora-tion. Once our photographers are trained it is up to their newsroom to decide when to util-ize drone footage to enhance their newscasts. In many cases, drone footage will be used to supplement stories by giving an overview of the scene. On a multi-station level, whenever there is a major news event such as a flood, that foot-age can be offered to all of our stations and carried live. One of the benefits of our net-work of stations has been our ability to send trained drone teams to stations who are not yet equipped. This enables us to bring this technology to our markets nationwide, even as our program grows. TVT: What kind of camera and resolution? Rose: We operate with a Zenmuse X5 with a micro four-thirds sensor 1920/1080, with interchangeable lens capability and optical zoom lenses. TVT:Are you shooting in 4K 60p with the Zenmuse? Rose: Sometimes we shoot in 4K for produc-tions shoots such as a news promotions. Nor-mally, we shoot in 1920x1080 for live streaming. We also record video onboard the aircraft for downloading post-flight. TVT: Will the signal be IP-based? Rose: We currently use the cellphone net-work for transmission back to the station for incorporation into our newscast. TVT: Is Sinclair using any specific cell-bonding technology? Rose: We use common newsgathering cell-phone equipment called LiveU. It simply connects by HDMI to the video output from the aircraft. It uses multiple cellphone paths simultaneously and combines them back at the station for broadcast. This is all done automatically. TVT: Is Sinclair flying DJI’s exclusively, or some other type of drones as well? Rose: At this time Sinclair is flying DJI In-spire 1 Pro aircraft only. (Pictured right.) TVT: What type of privacy rules and pa-rameters will Sinclair impose and abide by? Rebecca Hanson: Sinclair participated in and supports the “Voluntary Best Practices for UAS Privacy,” published by NTIA, and all of our pilots follow these best practices as part of their training. Since we are training veteran local journalists from our stations, they also bring years of experience with, and understanding of, the privacy law regimes that govern traditional photography. More Q and A on demand.

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